Buffing too hard on infills for bio sculpture

[Sammy85]

Hello everyone, just wondered if anyone can give me any tips on buffing down the gels when doing an infil on someone with bio sculpture nails. I am still practicing at the moment getting ready for my test in October as I have to do 5 infills, i did my first set of infills on my mum yesterday and as i was buffing away with the purple buffing block her finger started to get sore and turn red! I tried not to buff too hard after that but if i dont buff with a bit of pressure nothign will come off and when I went to do the colour overlay you could clearly still see where the nail had grown as there was a huge wave from the cuticle to the old gel. Any tips on which buff i can use instead of the purple block or any other tips that will help when buffing down the old gel?
Also when i go for my assessment, does anyone know if i need to complete a client card? Thanks to eveyone, this site has been so helpful.

 

[Jenki]

Hi
Im pretty new to Bio Sculpture but I did do my assesment last week and no you do not need to fill a client card in. You will need to complete 5 infils (colour) and on the other hand you will need to do:
1 x No 19 (red)
1 x Clear French with S-Gel Finish
1 x Pink French
1 x Silk Repair
1 x Pearl

Hope this helps
Andrea x

 

[Helbels]

Sammy

It sounds to me like you may be applying your product a little thickly. The layer of gel near the cuticle should be very thin indeed, so there should not be a big layer of gel to buff off.

I've seen a tip which says to keep your thumb across the part of the natural nail that is exposed - that way it ensures you only file the gel when doing an infill.

I hope that helps a bit.

Helen.

 

[gillian w]

Have to agree with Helen you are probably making yourself a lot of work by applying too much gel in the cuticle area.Concentrate on keeping this thin and your infils will be so much easier and quicker.

 

[Sammy85]

Thank you for the tips i shall try only applying 2 thin layers of gel, still do not seem to have the brush under good control yet but i guess practice trys to make perfect! Thanks Helbels, i will try the tip on putting thumb over by the cuticle to avoid scrubbing too hard. x